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1999 studio album by Vitamin C
Vitamin C is the debut studio album by pop singer Vitamin C , released in 1999. Initially failing to chart, the album later became a success, climbing the Billboard 200 to number 29.[ 4] It was certified as gold and later certified platinum by the RIAA .[ 5]
The album spawned two hits, the gold-selling top 20 hit "Smile "[ 6] and the top 40 hit "Graduation (Friends Forever) ". The album features guest appearances by Lady Saw , Count Bass D , and Waymon Boone. On the track "Fear of Flying", Vitamin C samples the Clash 's "The Magnificent Seven ".[ 7] The Japanese edition features the bonus track "The Only One".
The album elicited generally positive reviews from music critics upon its release. Tom Demalon, writing for AllMusic , praised Vitamin C's range, adding that "there is no shortage of hooks" on the album and concluding that "there's not a weak track on this stellar record."[ 8] Entertainment Weekly gave the album an "A−" and called the album "the unabashedly great pop album the Spice Girls might have made (but never quite did)."[ 9]
However, some critics were less favorable in their assessments of the album. Rolling Stone ' s Neva Chonin awarded the album two and a half stars, praising the album's stylistic range but criticizing its production, which she felt "makes it difficult to tell where the cut-and-paste production ends and Vitamin C begins."[ 11]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Smile " (featuring Lady Saw ) 3:58 2. "Turn Me On" Fitzpatrick Deutsch Michael D. Goodman 3:47 3. "Me, Myself and I " 3:57 4. "Unhappy Anniversary" 3:56 5. "Not That Kind of Girl" 3:27 6. "Do What You Want to Do" 3:21 7. "Girls Against Boys" (featuring Count Bass D) 4:16 8. "I Got You " Neil Finn 4:01 9. "Money" (featuring Waymon Boone) 3:47 10. "About Last Night" 4:01 11. "Fear of Flying" 3:16 12. "Graduation (Friends Forever) " 5:40 Total length: 47:27
US reissue bonus track Title 13. "Graduation (Friends Forever)" (Student Interview Mix) (hidden track) 5:40
Japanese bonus track Title 13. "The Only One" 2:52
Vitamin C – vocals, composition, backing vocals
Ada Dyer – backing vocals (3, 6, 9, 12)
Sean Altman – backing vocals (4)
Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 12)
David Rainger – guitar (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10)
Fred Maher – guitar (5, 8)
Josh Deutsch – guitar (1) , production
Michael Kotch – guitar (5)
David Rainger – bass (9, 10)
Melvin Gibbs – bass (3, 4, 6, 12)
Alan Friedman – keyboards (3)
Fred Maher – keyboards (5, 8)
Jimmy Harry – production (11)
Garry Hughes – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12)
Ashley Horne – viola (12)
Denise Stillwell – viola (12)
Jill Jaffe – viola (12)
Joel Rudin – viola (12)
Mark Wood – viola (12)
Martha Mooke – viola (12)
Ron Lawrence – viola (12)
Sally Shumway – viola (12)
Sandy Robbins – viola (12)
Gregor Kitzis – violin (12)
Laura Seaton – violin (12)
Mary Rowell – violin (12)
Paul Woodiel – violin (12)
Dan Barrett – cello (12)
Mary Wooten – cello (12)
Matt Goeke – cello (12)
Jonas Tauber – cello (12)
Suzie Katayama – cello (8)
^ Bell, Carrie (July 17, 1999). "Elektra's Vitamin C Gives Pop a Twist". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 29. pp. 12, 16.
^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records . No. 1321. October 15, 1999. pp. 132, 139.
^ "Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report . No. 2293. February 25, 2000. p. 8.
^ "Vitamin C Chart history: Billboard 200" . Billboard.com . Retrieved June 25, 2019 .
^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum" . RIAA. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
^ "Vitamin C Gold single for "Smile" as certified by the RIAA" . RIAA. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
^ "Vitamin C: Vitamin C : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2017 .
^ a b "Vitamin C - Vitamin C - Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
^ a b "Vitamin C" . Ew.com . August 30, 1999. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
^ "Picks and Pans Main: Song – Vol. 52 No. 12" . People.com . September 27, 1999. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
^ a b "Vitamin C: Vitamin C : Music Reviews" . Rolling Stone . August 21, 2007. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
^ "Vitamin C Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ "Vitamin C Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
^ "American album certifications – Vitamin C – Vitamin C" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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